there is reason to believe the Publisher Defendants may be positioning themselves to pick things back up where they left off as soon as their two-year clocks run. Indeed, the very fact that the Publisher Defendants have banded together once again, this time to jointly oppose two provisions in the Proposed Final Judgement that they believe could result in lower e-Book prices for consumers, only highlights why it is necessary to ensure that Apple (and hopefully other retailers) can discount e-books and compete on retail price for as long as possible.

Earlier this week, Apple moved for a stay of Judge Denise Cote‘s ruling, giving the technology company time to complete its appeal. They wrote in a court filing:

Apple plans to appeal this Court’s final judgment and respectfully submits that it has a strong chance of prevailing in the Second Circuit and the Supreme Court.

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